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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1888
Page
4
Boston voters show independency influence in Suffolk county with George’s corrected majority of 4256 for register of probate and insolvency. Andrew’s election to Congress and George’s reelection as register mark notable campaign features in Massachusetts.
Mr Gladstone's addresses in Birmingham this week show English Liberals will not relegate Home Rule. His strong support and personal sacrifices energize audiences, suggesting continued vigorous effort and commitment to the cause.
As returns near completion, Mr. Cleveland trails by 15,000 votes. The news shows Hsiwa wins governor by 18,000, with the Democratic ticket also leading by large pluralities, suggesting the state’s Democratic leanings rather than personal popularity carried the results.
The British Board of Trade reports color blindness among seamen, including a fourteen year veteran who cannot distinguish red from green. Of 320 men tested, sixteen were color blind and unaware of it, underscoring the need for strict visual inspections to prevent possible fatal collisions at sea.
The piece notes that many English papers praised Cleveland but show no concern at his defeat. The London Standard attacks the President and even supportive journals concede Republicans’ victory could benefit Britain’s commercial welfare. The New York Tribune’s London correspondent is questioned for claims of collusion with British free traders.
The article portrays President Cleveland’s calm temper after defeat. It notes his view that the loss was a contest between two great parties over defined principles. It quotes his remark that the outcome is not a personal matter and mentions Mrs. Cleveland’s steady, cheerful reaction.
The Journal notes a Republican majority in both houses and the presidency, with Delaware and West Virginia gains boosting Senate control. House seats give the party about a seventeen member edge, enabling Speaker selection and committee control. The article asserts full GOP control across government, inviting scrutiny of tariff reform and fiscal policy.
The piece lauds President Cleveland for losing reelection while upholding tariff reform. It argues his conscience remains intact, praises his duty to reform, and predicts continued influence of his policy despite the electoral setback, calling the defeat honorable and the momentum toward truth.
The New York results expose how a single state and city can swing a national vote. The New York Times notes 25 000 conscionless voters in New York City skewing results, with Democrats underperforming for President compared to Governor, while Republicans overperforming. The piece argues for moving pivotal status away from New York and notes dangers of concentrated power in one class.
A Times letter argues for dual Atlantic departure points to shorten voyages and sidestep tides and fogs. Milford Haven and Long Island Harbour would offer deep water, fixed schedules, and rail connections, but experts warn that port facilities and freight handling, not just harbor depth, determine a port's commercial success. Portland, Maine, and Milford Haven show risks of overestimating harbor ease without accompanying infrastructure.
A Riverside editor argues that Brooklyn returns show Harrison ahead of MitterR by 2000 votes while Hitt edges Cleveland by under 100. The piece warns that local corrupt influence in New York city endangers progress, placing 36 electoral votes at risk and blocking national reform efforts.
The New York Herald in London published a complete newspaper for a single day to deliver full returns from the presidential election. The Paris desk guided the project with rapid, thorough work and earned deserved praise for journalistic enterprise.
A critic praises Miss Mary Anderson for playing Hermione and Perdita in The Winter's Tale as an example of artistic freedom. Anderson retorts it is wise not to think of past rules. The remark and her personal experience are debated, suggesting she might have become a better artist if she had yielded more to critics.
The November issue opens with Grace King's Earthley's set in the South. M Blondin's rope-walker piece follows with Niagara memories. Habberton's Six Days in the Life of an ex Teacher offers bright child talk amid lighter spots. Saltus discusses morality in fiction and fashioning tone. Mrs. Stoddard reprints diary extracts from John R. Thompson's 1864 London sojourn. An article on Corporate Suretyship, other departments, and poetry close the issue.
The November Forum presents essays by Edward Atkinson Kendrick H Desmond and others on subsistence struggles crime reform and imperial power. It weighs economic discontent in the US and abroad with tempered optimism from Dr Kendrick and A Vamtery while Lang Warner and Smith contribute cultural and political notes.
The November Wide Awake features fact based reading on Indians including The Little Captive Chief set in Oregon from thirty years ago Miss Sparhawk Carlisle teachers entertainment by Indian girls and a call to fund Ramona Indian school at Santa Fe in memory of Helen Hunt Jackson Also The Household of John Quincy Adams offers a richly illustrated historical record with portraits miniatures and silhouettes including John Quincy Adams and Dorothy Q highlighting family links to the President and Dr Holmes.
The George P. Cox hook and ladder company held its annual assembly in Malden on November 8. A large attendance enjoyed the evening and the event proved financially successful. Aides listed include J. F. Marston asst and clerks J. Barrett, J. Louer, D. Bowker, A. H. Is, and Charles W. Go.
In Boston the writer attacks horse docking and urges M S P C A action beyond offering a reward. He cites three Massachusetts court convictions and urges detectives to map docking sites. The piece shifts to pomegranate sales by a bustling street vendor and laments popular misconceptions about the fruit. It discusses the Boston Memorial Association meeting, Theodore Parker statue placement, and preferences for sculptures in Copley Square. The author reflects on human individuality, sharing a witty anecdote about a husband influencing his wife’s reading.
Mr Brander Matthews spoke at the Round Table Club on an essay about the dramatic out look in America He cited a joke about a critic needing coffee to stay awake for an American play and noted American taste leaning toward plays rooted in American life He reviewed French pays seen at New York theatres in four years and said few match American conditions He named English writers Pinero Bronson Howard and Henry Arthur Jones as examples of strong Anglo Saxon drama
Sophie von Beethoven Coriolanus overture from 1806 praised as mature period work. Goldmark, born 1832 in Hungary and Vienna resident, noted as a versatile composer of orchestral and operatic works with Country Wedding highlighted. Wagner Gotterdammerung Funeral March cited as a standout orchestral piece. Walküre closing scene features Wotan's farewell to Brünnhilde amid flame.
A gala opening celebrates the Algonquin Club House with 2000 members and guests in an ornate building. John F. Andrew leads the welcome as Frank G. Webster and others assist. Baldwin's Cadet Band and the Temple quartet provide entertainment. A grand banquet finishes with performances of Auld Lang Syne and Soldier's Farewell as guests linger past curfew.
A report notes Mrs Jay Gould is gravely ill after a paralysis stroke on Tuesday. It also describes wedding plans for Miss Mary Endicott to Mr Joseph Chamberlain and provides a vivid, secondhand portrait of Mrs Harrison and Mrs Morton, detailing their looks, heights, and attire as observed by a correspondent.
A collection of satirical quips and jests about the 1888 election and figures like Blaine and Harrison. Cartoonish dialogue from newspapers and magazines parodies political promises, finances, and social mores, with lines about Democrats versus Republicans, a wake joke, and trades like a hatter noting business upticks.
The Democratic campaign of education reduced Republican majorities widely and helped Cleveland and tariff reform garner over five million votes. It fell short mainly due to Hewitt’s city influence and corruption in Brooklyn, the NY World notes. It urges not surrendering tariff reform principles and continuing the tax reduction fight for four more years.
The Rhode Island vote shows a large turnout with a tariff reduction as the main issue. Republicans rise by 2930 since four years ago, Democrats by 6142, Blaine’s plurality down 2212 to 4427 on 40,769 total votes, with Democrats gaining over five eighths of the increased vote. The state appears doubtful for 1892 on a similar issue.
The piece notes Texas, Ohio, and California as the main wool growing states where Republicans might gain due to free wool demand. It reports Democratic gains in Ohio and California, with Blaine's four year leads in those states narrowing. Harrison leads in Ohio and California are disputed, while Texas remains unimpressive.
The Springfield Republican laments the loss of the country’s best president in years. It notes the Democratic party’s defeat amid reform linkage and ridicules the return to power of a candidate shaped by finance and party subservience.
The piece notes reformers backed by popular reception for a low tariff doctrine. Mills argued removing trade barriers through raw material tax cuts would expand markets, raise demand for American goods, create jobs, and raise wages. Cheaper raw materials would lower production costs and prices, shifting public and political support toward Democratic ideas as Republicans recede.
A Times Ind column critiques Hill and Grant voting patterns in city Brooklyn and state regions, linking Hill's win to Cleveland's defeat. It argues the Democratic party pays a price for the former, a transaction to study with nationwide implications and chagrin among Grover Cleveland supporters.
The Studio building artists plan a Saturday afternoon reception for the public. Miss Jane Hunt, fresh from California and Colorado, painted many water color sketches noted for breadth and simplicity. Her adobe house studies evoke Brittany and Normandy charm with Western climate and flavor. One sketch depicts Mrs Helen Hunt Jackson’s grave on a mountainside, where visitors leave stones, cards, flowers, or notes.
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